mature
/məˈt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹ/ verb C2- To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
- To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
- To make (someone) mature.
- To reach the date when payment is due. · When the bond matures, the full face value is payable to its bearer.
He/she/it matures · Past matured · Past participle matured · -ing form maturing
Verb forms
- Base form
- mature
- He/she/it
- matures
- Past
- matured
- Past participle
- matured
- -ing form
- maturing
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“You must decide for yourself,” said Elizabeth; “and if, upon mature deliberation, you find that the misery of disobliging his two sisters is more than equivalent to the happiness of being his wife, I advise you, by all means, to refuse him.”
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